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Northlake is a big small town of 8,283 people in Denton County, Texas. It's about 34 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $566k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,283people
$566kTypical home
$1,746/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,283
- Part of a metro area
- About 421 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Dallas, TX
- 34 mi to Dallas, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $566k (≈$3,567/mo)
- Median rent $1,746/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,067 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 43% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to DFW airport
- 18 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2015
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 650 ft
- 264 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,057 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 180 bars within 25 mi
- 859 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Denton County: R+13 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk